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"About Venturi" will display the version of the client.
Speed/Image Selection - You have the option of selecting the quality of graphics you want
Venturi to provide by clicking on one of the four car images. It's a tradeoff between speed and
image quality. With any of these settings, you can always force a web page to load with
uncompressed images by doing a forced refresh. If using Internet Explorer this is
accomplished by holding down the "Ctrl" key + "Alt" key + the "Shift" key and then
clicking on the refresh icon. If using Netscape, hold down the shift key and click on the
"Reload" icon. "OFF" and "AUTO" clicking on these allows you to switch the client between
"AUTO" and "OFF" (or "ON" and "OFF", if configured for manual mode).
If you are using VPN (Virtual Private Networking) or are connected wirelessly to a private
network or Internet Service Provider where the Verizon Wireless Venturi servers are not
reachable, you may want to turn Venturi off so you don't have to wait for it to determine that no
server is available and switch into its bypass mode. Also, in the rare case you
have an issue accessing a particular site, you can also temporarily turn Venturi off. Remember to
turn it back on when you want to use it.
The
BroadbandAccess / NationalAccess / Quick 2 Net version of Venturi is configured by default
to use Auto mode. This means that it loads, turns off ("V" in tray with a "X" through it), and
expects an external program to turn it on ("V" without the "X") when you connect wirelessly and
turn it off when you disconnect. The VZAccess Manager software performs these functions.
"Default Venturi Server" displays the address for the Venturi compression servers on the
Verizon Wireless Network, this is set to expressnet.myvzw.com. By default this value can not be
changed but may be used for troubleshooting when working with Verizon Wireless support.
"Exit" will close Venturi; You can start it again from your "Start Menu", "Programs", "Venturi 2".
To start using Venturi:
Make sure that Venturi is set to "AUTO" (or "On" if configured for manual mode), connect to the
Internet by selecting "NationalAccess - BroadbandAccess", "NationalAccess" or "Quick 2 Net
(14.4kbps)" from VZAccess Manager and then "Connect". Once connected, start browsing web
pages.
Additional Tips:
If you ever have trouble loading a page or signing into a site you can temporarily turn
Venturi off by doing
the following:
1. Click on Stop in your browser to stop any data being processed by Venturi. The "V" should
stop spinning. If it does not, exit your browser.
2. Right click on the Venturi icon in the tray to bring up the user interface.